Oxford Dictionary English collective bargaining nounnoun BrE BrE//kəˌlektɪv ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//kəˌlektɪv ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ// [uncountable] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsdiscussions between a trade/labor union and an employer about the pay and working conditions of the union members Unions were insistent on the right to collective bargaining. Wordfinderunionballot, closed shop, collective bargaining, industrial action, labour, picket, protest, representative, strike, unionSee collective bargaining in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee collective bargaining in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: collective bargaining oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com